Dear Roger: Can you identify this tree or shrub? I sent you a picture of a piece I broke off a tree or shrub that's in my friend's yard in Laurel Hill. Thank you so much. - Louise Bingham Dear Louise: ...

Why install plants with potential heights of 40 to 50 feet to serve as waist or chest-high hedges? That’s been the case for a long time with podocarpus (P. macrophyllus), a Japanese evergreen tree. Of ...

Whether you have a large backyard or a small patch of green to call your own, often our gardens are a space for solace and privacy -- but this isn't always easy to achieve. Tall fences can be ...

All podocarpus plants are members of the Podocarpaceae family. All are evergreen conifers that grow in tropical or subtropical locations. Though the different species are similar in appearance, their ...

LAKELAND -- When gardeners think about Podocarpus, they're more likely to view them as utilitarian plants than as objects of beauty. This isn't surprising because Podocarpus don't bear attractive ...

Privacy is probably the number-one desire a homeowner has when it comes to their outdoor space. It's hard to relax and enjoy your yard knowing the neighbors can see ...

*Growth habit: A dense upright evergreen tree, often used as a large shrub, growing to 35 feet tall and half as wide. The leave are needlelike, dark green above and lighter on the underside, growing ...

I talk a lot in these columns and in my gardening classes about landscape plants that have various elements of aesthetic interest and about plants that are weird, unusual or uniquely noteworthy. It ...

Why install plants with potential heights of 40 to 50 feet to serve as waist or chest-high hedges? That’s been the case for a long time with podocarpus (P. macrophyllus), a Japanese evergreen tree. Of ...